It is located on the Stratford International branch of the Docklands Light Railway,[9] which opened on 31 August 2011.

[7] On the western platform there was a tower that contained steps that allowed direct access over the goods lines to the adjacent Great Eastern Railway's printing works which opened in 1893.

An empty coaching stock train was stopped at Stratford Market station awaiting a path towards Stratford Low Level when the driver, thinking he had the right to proceed, started the train having failed to properly check the signals were set against him.

The two trains collided on the junction directly north of the station with the goods engine overturning and killing its fireman William Secker, who was crushed under the locomotive after jumping off.

This avoided the need to take land from Rokeby School whilst also enabling the station to be located close to Stratford High Street.

[13] To serve this market, a large goods depot was located south of the station on the western side of the line.

The depot closed in the 1960s although the sidings were used for storage of withdrawn rolling stock for a number of years afterwards.